Originally Posted by
Peter Dunkley
I suppose you have a point but I would think there would be a danger of removal of your black powder licence. They could give all sort of reasons.
Do they have to charge you when they remove your guns if you have neighbour trouble or a domestic.? I dont think I will risk it.
They do not have to charge you when temporarily revoking an FAC, but that is because they have been given specific powers in the Firearms act. They can of course require organisations with commercial explosives licences to account for the explosives they purchase but I am not aware that they possess the same powers in respect of private explosives licences. That said I would in fact happily co-operate with any such request (and if I were ever to make a bulk mate's purchase I would personally feel it prudent to record its disposition per my comment in post #2)
WRT revokation of an explosives licence, yes they can give all sorts of reasons, but only reasons which they can back up with facts or strong suspicions and which fall within the powers granted to them in legislation, else face misconduct charges in the event of an appeal. They will have to document their reasons, even if that is not made available to you so it would be very dangerous for them to "trump something up" Failure to disclose the disposition of explosives acquired on <date> when there is no requirement on the licensee to maintain any record will not fly.
Last edited by Turnup; 17-08-2020 at 04:01 PM.
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